SPORTS
Five long years: 'Cats beat Westwood to end playoff drought
The Mexia baseball team ended a five-year playoff drought with a 6-1 victory at Palestine Westwood on Friday, April 19.The win improved Mexia's District 20-3A record to 8-5 and put them in a third-place tie with Fairfield with one game remaining. Westwood dropped to 7-6, one game behind Mexia. But the Blackcats hold the tiebreaker, having beaten Westwood in both their district meetings.Senior four-year starter Hunter Murphy has been the ace of the Blackcat pitching staff since he stepped onto the field as a freshman. In the most important game of his career, Murphy gave a sterling performance.The right-hander fired...
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